Astra Giurgiu vs Roma: Preview and Prediction

Astra Giurgiu vs Roma
UEFA Europa League – Matchday 6
Date: Thursday, 8th December 2016,
Kick-Off at 18:00 UK
Venue: Arena Naționala, Bucharest.

Astra will play host to already qualified Roma in the UEFA Europa League group stage match-day 6 as they hope to accompany Roma into the round of 32.

Astra are second in the group with 7 points, they are 2 points ahead of Austria Wien in the Third place. They are seeking for their first home win in the competition as that will see them through to the next stage. Also Astra will go through if they lose and Austria Wien fail to beat Viktoria Plzen on same night. However, Austria Wien have a head-to-head advantage over Astra and will eliminate Astra if they finish on same point.

Meanwhile, Roma have already clinched the top spot of the group with 11 points to their name. They will go through to the next round of the competition regardless of the outcome of this game. The reverse of this fixture ended in a 4-0 win for Roma, they will be hoping for a repeat of that Performance.

Astra Giurgiu vs Roma: Head to Head statistics

The reverse of this fixture was Astra first ever game against an Italian team and it was a bad day for them.

Roma have been in contest 7 times against a Romanian side and they have kept a good record. Roma have won 4 of their 7 games against Romanian teams, this include the game against Astra. They have also drawn twice against Romanian teams and lost once. It might interest you to know that Roma have not lost a game on Romanian soil, having won once and drawn twice at Romania.

Astra Giurgiu vs Roma: Prediction

In our opinion, winning this game is far from Astra and this may jeopardize their round of 32 ambition. The visitors are far more superior team to them, having gone unbeaten in their last 3 away games. Also Roma have scored whooping 15 goals in their last 4 group E games, this can make any team tremble. Looking at this stats, coupled with Astra’s poor home result in UEFA this season, we expect a win from Roma.